medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
In 2001 the Dumbarton Oaks Symposium was on death in Byzantium.
Downloadable PDFs of conference papers here
http://doaks.org/DOP55.html
DW
Chris Daniell wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>Dear listmembers
>
>I have a small article to write about death and burial practice across
>Medieval Europe / Near East between 500 and 1500. I only have a 1000
>words to cover everything, so broad brush is the order of the day!
>
>Whilst I am confident about Western Christian traditions, (and reasonably
>so in Jewish practice or pagan) I know a great deal less about Eastern
>Orthodox and Muslim burial practices.
>
>Does anyone know of any books / articles (preferably in English) about
>these subjects. I know there are various websites about death and burial
>issues, but the vast majority deal with modern practices. Alternatively
>does anyone know any friendly organisations to whom I could put a few
>questions.
>
>An example of a specific question I have is:
>
>Are grave goods (excluding a shroud) allowable in either. (I assume yes
>in Eastern Orthodox and no in Muslim burials, but require a more
>definitive and knowledgable statement to back up my assumption)
>
>Any help gratefully received.
>
>Chris Daniell
>
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